GEORGE TOWN: It was a joyous occasion when a grandfather broke fast with his entire family at his house in Taman Tun Sardon here – it was his 58th birthday and the first day of Ramadan.

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the daytime. No food or drink from dawn to sunset. However, if you are pregnant or a new mother, you don’t have to fast during Ramadan.

The exact dates of Ramadan change every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon. There is a special festival to mark the end of Ramadan called Eid al-Fitr - the ...